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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1890
Page
5
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The Pierre authorities are removing fetlock time from the capital o p joints ahead of arriving legislators. Senator Ingalls criticizes a sub-treasury currency based on reserve canned goods. The piece reprints remarks from the New York Sup showing what it calls the dominant democracy of today.
Senator-elect Irby of South Carolina has a controversial record, having killed men in the past and been outlawed in his youth for desperate deeds, though he is said to have reformed since. The passage notes outward respect from associates despite his notoriety.
The passage provocatively asks how much boodle is needed to flip a bloc of independents and ex Republicans toward Democrats, noting a perceived gulf between eighty plus Republicans and a small reformist subset. It frames a looming decision in Pierre about polling influence and party realignment.
A passenger agent Teasdale of the Omaha line was paralyzed by a letter from a conscience struck individual who once rode on another man's pass and now seeks settlement with the company for misuse of the pass. The signer’s name was not Wardal.
A humorous reminiscence praises the unusually bright December weather. The speaker, channeling the Howard family cadence, laments excessive sunshine that outshines the season and wonders for more wintry climate to benefit soul soil and crops.
If true that Sitting Mull has been killed, his overdue death could advance solving the Indian problem more than six years of debate. It appears he was trapped with providence and a Winchester wielded by an Indian policeman, suggesting his end.
A Aberdeen Newer column discusses telegrams from Parnell era events noting cheers for Mrs O Shea amid a land landing display. It argues the double standard in judging women and men in the scandal, contrasting public shaming with tolerating the powerful.
The Argus Leader reports the Yankton county farmers alliance denounces opposing papers and bans dissenting views. It notes a controversial roster proposal and a rule to suspend members that fail to endorse the Ocala platform and St Louis platform, including candidates refusing to back it. The article cites Burkett Turner Warte proposals as adopted.
The Aberdeen Republican notes a Republican dominated Hughes county board guilty of petit larceny by discarding Pierre city votes to favor a Democratic candidate Miss King. It claims Davison county board did not err. Mitch ell city votes are contested by Mr Bras independent opponent claiming district status. The piece blames Republicans for displeasing their enemies.
No. 1, Vol. 1 of the Independent by T. H. Cox arrives from Chamberlain. The five column folio is fairly edited and prints plainly. The editorial asserts the defeated independents have filed a contest to seat independents in the legislature, claiming an independent chamber was promised.
An argument claims Boyd born in Ireland may be ineligible since his father was not naturalized until last fall, but the speaker doubts a minor technicality will affect his status, noting Boyd has lived as a citizen since age fifteen. The contrast with Loucks is noted.
Brief note contrasts recent severe snowstorms in eastern states with South Dakota’s weather, praising local climate resilience and stability for residents.
The Surveyor General Sullivan is named as a victim of the recent Huron bank collapse. He reportedly had about $15,000 on deposit, with losses affecting him personally and officially.
The congress in session for three weeks weighs a holiday recess from December 22 to January 5. The public plans a layoff from December 24 midnight to December 26 sunrise, with a sense of luck.
The speaker urges readers to embrace the holiday season with joy and optimism, noting recent favorable prospects and countering pessimists. He calls for celebration not from fear of the future but to bring brightness to life’s rugged path.
A Minneapolis visitor reports Western cattle runs this year exceed 100000 head across about 4500 cars, while sheep numbers run 20000 to 30000. As Montana stock sheep move into the Dakotas, farmers see growing profits and diversification, foreseeing the Dakotas as a future sheep center.
Warren Upham of the U S Geological Survey shares a pamphlet copy on Artesian Wells in North and South Dakota. Read before the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences last June, the work compiles data on the artesian system across the James and Red River valleys. It lists thirty wells from Meckling near Yankton to Highmore in Hyde County, depths 338 to 1552 feet, and pressures from 15 to 187 pounds per square inch. Wells at Vermillion, Columbia, Aberdeen, Redfield, Hitchcock, and Huron show 175 pounds, with depths 863 to 965 feet.
Rapid City Journal urges the Vermilion university and other state institutions to accept tighter budgetary discipline. The paper has pressed five years for economical operation and notes past reductions without harming vital services. It calls for reform of expense accounts and stricter oversight in all disbursements.
Watertown Ceurer News reports George A. Mathews is looming as a possible senatorial candidate in South Dakota. Citing friends in the legislature and several prominent figures, the note is speculative and not confirmed.
The New York Sun argues Ocala platform shows democracy with little democratic content. It faults sub treasury, fiat money, income tax, and state control of communications and transport. It condemns futures restrictions and land confiscation proposals as impractical.
The Ruralist laments unpaid dues and delayed payments to the treasury. Executive committees ordered pro portion payments and paper distribution continues, but no payment has been received. With all parties away in Florida, the paper warns that all State Alliance orders expire December 27. Future relations depend on the executive committee upon their return.
The census figures show Americans have become thrifty and prosperous. Over twenty years all public debts have declined. National per capita debt dropped from 61.88 to 15.81, state from 9.15 to 2.43, county from 4.78 to 1.64, and municipal from 10.52 to 7.92. Total per person indebtedness fell from 75.60 in 1870 to 28 in 1890.
A personal letter from A. J. Holcomb of Huron, formerly foreman of the Republican newsroom, says he had 3150 on deposit at the Huron National when it failed. He notes many other clerks and workers had similar amounts deposited. He hopes the bank can pay all depositors dollar for dollar as announced.
A Boston transcript excerpt defines a Nationalist as someone who, lacking business success, believes government should run all business enterprises. The description portrays the view as a critique of state-led economic control and implies the speaker rejects such a policy.
The wedding card of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Smith sent to W. H. Conyes was directed to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Conyes. Today Conyes has been seen around among his former partners asking for Mrs. .
The notice invites readers to visit and take advantage of a limited holiday offer with a playful sales push a week before Christmas. The message emphasizes urgency and seasonal timing to attract customers.
Dispatches from Gen Brooke report no pacification prospects with hostiles. Two Strike and 184 lodges about 800 Indians encamped at Pine Ridge, with others at Pine Ridge and Rosebud. Estimates place 750 hostile men across Bad Lands, Cheyenne, and Standing Rock. 16 000 restrained Sioux await treaty assurances and renewal of obligations.
Army headquarters dismissed a sensational claim of a battle near Daly's ranch in South Dakota. Assistant Adjutant General Corbin said no corroborating dispatches had been received since Tuesday noon, calling the report a possible ranch tale and urging caution.
A Daly's ranch dispatch from South Dakota reports Indians in surrounding areas and a looming fight. Pickets are in place, grass fires signal hostilities, and 125 troops plan a decisive move with Hotchkiss guns. Reinforcements to reach 250 men by evening.
A Standing Rock courier reaches Bismarck with a telegraphed account of the clash near Sitting Bull's village. Police led by Bull Head and Shave Head entered the camp to arrest him. After a surprise assault by two armed men, Red Tomahawk killed Sitting Bull while more than a dozen followers and seven police died before Captain Fetcher arrived.
Reports describe a clash near Grand River with casualties including Sitting Bull and several named warriors. Troops led by Gen Miles await orders to move from Pine Ridge as the agency park braces for potential impact while Carlisle Superintendent Pratt counters Buffalo Bill claims of full loyalty among Carlisle pupils.
News from Gainesville Texas reports U S troops began removing cattle owned by non citizens from leased pasturage on the Comanche and Kiowa nations in compliance with a presidential proclamation. More than 100000 cattle on these reservations threaten to exhaust Texas pasture this winter, provoking alarm among cattle men who plan to sue the government for losses due to the action. They say leases sanctioned by the interior secretary are being voided and they had not prepared for this emergency.
W H Kennedy, acting passenger agent for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy in Portland, left last night under odd circumstances after issuing fraudulent checks and collecting funds. He departed with a woman of doubtful repute. he has a wife and two children. Kennedy arrived in Portland from San Francisco several years ago.
The steam barge City of Utica carrying coal from New York to Westport sank in Long Island sound about two miles southeast of Cedar Point on Friday night last. The captain his wife and three men abandoned ship and were rescued by a passing schooner that brought them to this city.
New York December reports Mrs Andrew Carnegie has been gravely ill with typhoid fever for weeks. A severe spell yesterday put her life in danger, but later improved and physicians say the crisis passed.
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